Lincoln on LincolnPaul Zall University Press of Kentucky, 2010 M09 12 - 216 páginas " Though Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of numerous biographies, his personality remains an enigma. During his lifetime, Lincoln prepared two sketches of his life for the 1860 presidential race. These brief campaign portraits serve as the core around which Paul Zall weaves extracts from correspondence, speeches, and interviews to produce an in-depth biography. Lincoln's writing about himself offers a window into the soul and mind of one of America's greatest president. His words reveal an emotional evolution typically submerged in political biographies. Lincoln on Lincoln shows a man struggling to reconcile personal ambition and civic virtue, conscience and Constitution, and ultimately the will of God and the will of the people. Zall frames Lincoln's words with his own illuminating commentary, providing a continuous, compelling narrative. Beginning with Lincoln's thoughts on his parents, the story moves though his youth and early successes and failures in law and politics, and culminates in his clashes and conflicts--internal as well as external--as president of a divided country. Through his writings, Lincoln said much more about himself than is commonly recognized, and Zall uses this material to create a unique portrait of this pivotal figure. |
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... vote, loses in legislature that named Senators Sends autobiographical sketch back East for press Made Republican nominee Elected president Inaugurated 16th president Fort Sumter attacked 1862 February Son William dies in White House of ...
... vote, loses in legislature that named Senators Sends autobiographical sketch back East for press Made Republican nominee Elected president Inaugurated 16th president Fort Sumter attacked 1862 February Son William dies in White House of ...
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... vote 1865 February Lobbies 13th Amendment through Congress March Second inaugural address offers “charity for all” April Lee surrenders on 9th; Booth kills Lincoln, who dies at 7:22 A.M., 15 April Note: For a complete chronology, see ...
... vote 1865 February Lobbies 13th Amendment through Congress March Second inaugural address offers “charity for all” April Lee surrenders on 9th; Booth kills Lincoln, who dies at 7:22 A.M., 15 April Note: For a complete chronology, see ...
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... votes at all, leaving the field to Lincoln. Subsequent lore makes his military career seem fun-and-games, but the war was no comic opera. Enlisting for twenty-eight days, his men traversed muck and mire, clothes torn by briers ...
... votes at all, leaving the field to Lincoln. Subsequent lore makes his military career seem fun-and-games, but the war was no comic opera. Enlisting for twenty-eight days, his men traversed muck and mire, clothes torn by briers ...
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... votes, 277 of 300 in New Salem precinct. He emphasizes “direct vote,” because in 1858 he was beaten by the indirect voting in the state legislature, while still winning a plurality of the direct vote. AUGUsT—SEPTEMBER 1832 He was now ...
... votes, 277 of 300 in New Salem precinct. He emphasizes “direct vote,” because in 1858 he was beaten by the indirect voting in the state legislature, while still winning a plurality of the direct vote. AUGUsT—SEPTEMBER 1832 He was now ...
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... votes, hardly “the highest vote,” which went to John Dawson (1,390) (Thomas, New Salem, 119n). He needed little encouragement to enter politics. Even before leaving Indiana he attended local courts, followed cases in the press, and ...
... votes, hardly “the highest vote,” which went to John Dawson (1,390) (Thomas, New Salem, 119n). He needed little encouragement to enter politics. Even before leaving Indiana he attended local courts, followed cases in the press, and ...
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3 Seeking a Fortune in Springfield | 35 |
4 Making His Way with Wit and Wisdom | 69 |
5 Stumping the State and the Nation | 89 |
6 Preserving Protecting Defending | 115 |
7 Making Peace All Passion Spent | 145 |
Notes | 175 |
Selected Bibliography | 183 |
Index | 191 |
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